Good or Bad Hypothesis

In tubes of ‘Smarties’ there are always the same number of each colour.

• Good hypothesis

• Bad hypothesis

Do you always get the same number of crisps in a packet?

• Good hypothesis

• Bad hypothesis

"Goldfish can read books." Is a bad hypothesis because...

• It can not be proven

• It is not a statement

• There are too many factors that could affect the data

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

"Is the ‘Financial Times’ newspaper difficult to read?" Is a bad hypothesis because....

• It can not be proven

• It is a question

• There are too many factors that could affect the data

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

"Cats are smaller than dogs." Is a good hypothesis because...

• It is a statement

• It is an interesting topic

• It is true

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The music from the 1980’s is the best.

• Is a good hypothesis as it is a statement

• Is a bad hypothesis as music from the 1990's is the best

• Is a bad hypothesis as it is difficult to prove and the data would be difficult to analyse

• Is a good hypothesis as it would be easy to collect data about people's opinions

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

There is more rain in August than in June.

• It is a bad hypothesis as it is difficult to measure rainfall

• It is a bad hypothesis as it is not true

• It is a good hypothesis as it is a statement and data can be easily analysed

• It is a good hypothesis as there are not many factors that can affect the data

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1